City-owned properties used by the Housing Authority, Chamber of Commerce and Historical Society still lack finalized leases after a year of on-and-off discussion by the city commission.
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- July 27, 2026: Whitman Street Building lease and gym painting
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- No next step has been documented.
A resident says her mother needs a safe way to cross the intersection, and the city has put a signalized crosswalk proposal on its agenda.
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- July 7, 2026: Proposal for signalized crosswalk on Wyly Street at Chenocetah Drive
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- No next step has been documented.
The city says its Phase 2 state road grant for repaving Wright Street has been approved, with the $58,000 in funds expected to arrive.
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- July 6, 2026: LMIG road projects: Wright Street phase 2 and Gerard Road
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- No next step has been documented.
A state grant the county said last year was approved for $814K has now been paid out in full…
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- June 30, 2026: LRA funding of $816,875.15 received, requiring no local match, allowing bid process to begin
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- Bid process to begin
The city council has placed courthouse-area parking on its agenda, a step that could affect parking for residents and visitors downtown.
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- June 2, 2026: Parking around the courthouse
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- No next step has been documented.
A council member pressed staff for a timeline on restriping streets that were recently repaved, work residents still need before lane markings return.
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- May 26, 2026: Restriping recently paved streets
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- No next step has been documented.
A local historian is working on a documentary marking the 100th anniversary of the Big Red Apple, and has kept the city commission informed of his progress.
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- May 5, 2026: Update on Big Red Apple Documentary (public forum)
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- No next step has been documented.
City officials have started work with consultants studying options to eliminate a railroad crossing in Cornelia.
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- April 14, 2026: Railroad Crossing Elimination Project feasibility study kickoff
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's Downtown Development Authority/MainStreet board has spent the summer working out vendor placement and volunteer needs for the Big Red Apple Festival.
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- October 1, 2026: Big Red Apple Festival aftermath review
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- The DDA/MainStreet board's October 1 meeting agenda includes a Big Red Apple Festival aftermath review.
The permit governs air emissions from the nonmetallic minerals manufacturing facility in Wrens.
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- October 23, 2026: Renewal Title V operating permit for Fall Line Minerals - Wrens Plant
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- No next step has been documented.
The Georgia EPD's proposed renewal covers the facility's air emissions permit, which sets the pollution limits the plant must follow.
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- October 23, 2026: Renewal Title V operating permit for Graphic Packaging International Perry Carton Facility
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- No next step has been documented.
State regulators are considering a permit change that would let the quarry add portable crushing, screening and wash plant equipment and increase its production rate.
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit amendment for Vulcan Construction Materials - Siloam Quarry
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- No next step has been documented.